NEW DELHI: As Congress rethinks its organisational leadership in poll-bound Punjab, Rahul Gandhi Sunday met five key state functionaries ahead of a decision on a reshuffle.Leader of the opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, state chief Amarinder Raja Warring, ex-CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Randhawa and Vijay Inder Singla met Rahul at 10, Janpath. Sources said Rahul…
NEW DELHI: India’s rapid renewable energy expansion is running into a serious bottleneck, with delays in transmission infrastructure forcing large-scale curtailment of green power.According to Ember, an energy think-tank, transmission constraints accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 470 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy curtailed in first quarter of 2026. The problem has become particularly acute in…
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Sunday began releasing the Class XII verification and re-evaluation outcomes, declaring results for around 87% of the candidates who had sought a review of their evaluated answer books.Revised marksheets of candidates whose scores have changed are being made available through DigiLocker. The remaining outcomes will be released in phases as applications…
NEW DELHI: With villages around cities and towns acquiring urban characteristics – more built-up area, less dependence on agriculture for livelihood and more facilities like high-speed transport network – govt is looking at creating a new category – ‘functional urban settlements’ – in addition to the existing ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ classifications.An estimate based on the…
NEW DELHI: Can food and beverage companies claim that their products are “100%” natural? Can they advertise products as “100% Juice”, “Natural Tender Coconut Water”, “100% atta or Whole Wheat Bread” when products contain water, fruit concentrates, preservatives, or only 87% whole wheat flour?Taking note that such claims often mislead buyers, Central Consumer Protection Authority…
NEW DELHI: India will host the 11th Brics energy ministers’ meeting in Gurugram on June 25-26 under its Brics Chairship, bringing together ministers and officials from member nations to strengthen cooperation on energy security, sustainability, technology and innovation.The meeting comes at a time when the world is grappling with the challenge of meeting rising energy…
Shashi Tharoor criticised by Congress leader for Kashmir ‘progress’ remarks NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor once again faced criticism from his own party members as he made remarks about Kashmir and “encouraging progress towards normalcy.”“In Srinagar! Had the honour of an excellent meeting with Lieutenant-Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan today. We discussed…
Over 2,300 join yoga day celebrations at Sadhguru Sannidhi Bengaluru, ‘Miracle of Mind’ app launched in Kannada KARNATAKA: More than 2,300 people from across Karnataka participated in a grand yoga programme at Sadhguru Sannidhi Bengaluru in Chikkaballapur district on Sunday to mark the International Day of Yoga, held in the presence of the iconic Adiyogi…
SRS 2024: 3.5% of people were “widowed, divorced or separated”, with 5.5% women and 1.6% men NEW DELHI: Data from the latest Sample Registration System Statistical Report brings into focus that in 2024, 3.5% people were either ‘widowed, divorced or separated’ and that more women figured in this category with the difference in percentage notably…
Former BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday urged the state government to conduct a thorough investigation into the ammonia gas leak tragedy at a prawn farm near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district.Calling the tragedy shocking and heartbreaking, Annamalai said strict action should be taken if any safety violations are found during the…